by Debbi Mack | Oct 12, 2018 | General
While I seem to have practically disappeared from the writers conference circuit lately (primarily due to travel and hotel costs), I’ve found a good one in Creatures, Crimes, and Creativity (otherwise known as C3). This annual conference has been one of my favorites...
by Debbi Mack | Sep 24, 2018 | General
As an indie author who actually likes bookstores, I was thrilled to see that a new Barnes & Noble has opened up in my area—Columbia, Maryland!!!! (Have I used enough exclamation marks? 🙂 ) It’s great news for all bookstore lovers. If I had a dime for every...
by Debbi Mack | Mar 28, 2018 | Podcast Episodes
This episode of the Crime Cafe podcast features an interview with Anne Trager, a translator and crime fiction publisher based in France. Learn all about some of the awesome French authors her publishing house is bringing to the English-speaking world here! 🙂 And,...
by Debbi Mack | Mar 7, 2018 | General
In lieu of a guest post, I’d like to officially announce the reissuance of my first mystery novel, IDENTITY CRISIS, that book that made the New York Times bestseller list a few eons ago. For the next Crime Cafe podcast, I’ll do a reading from Chapter 7 of...
by Debbi Mack | Sep 18, 2017 | General
Please forgive the brevity with which I’m writing this post. I’ve just spent half of Sunday away from my computer, gobbling down engrossed in reading books. Why? Because good writing starts with that. Good writers seek out and absorb the lessons of other...